Enflame Technology to open subscriptions for $892 million Shanghai IPO on Sept 2
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Enflame Technology will open share subscriptions on September 2 for its 6 billion yuan ($892.21 million) IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market, a regulatory filing showed late on Monday. The chipmaker, backed by Tencent Holdings, will issue 43.04 million new shares, representing a 10% stake in its enlarged share capital. Preliminary price consultations are set to begin on August 28.
Key Facts
- Enflame Technology will open share subscriptions on September 2 for its 6 billion yuan ($892.21 million) IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market.
- The company will issue 43.04 million new shares, representing a 10% stake in its enlarged share capital of approximately 430 million shares.
- Preliminary price consultations are set to begin on August 28.
- CITIC Securities is acting as the lead underwriter, with Guotai Haitong Securities and GF Securities as joint lead underwriters.
- Enflame plans to allocate the proceeds to develop and commercialise its fifth- and sixth-generation AI chips.
IPO Structure
Enflame Technology will issue 43.04 million new shares, representing a 10% stake in its enlarged share capital of approximately 430 million shares. Of the total offering, an initial 8.61 million shares have been allocated to strategic investors. Institutional and retail tranches have been set aside 27.54 million and 6.89 million shares, respectively. CITIC Securities is acting as the lead underwriter for Enflame's deal, with Guotai Haitong Securities and GF Securities as joint lead underwriters.
Company Background
Founded in 2018, Shanghai-based Enflame is grouped alongside Moore Threads, MetaX, and Biren Technology as one of China's "four little GPU dragons." The other three companies have all gone public over the past year, riding a wave of global enthusiasm for semiconductor companies. Enflame plans to allocate the proceeds to develop and commercialise its fifth- and sixth-generation AI chips, as well as advanced AI software and hardware collaborative innovation projects.
Market Context
China's onshore technology IPOs are on track for their strongest year since 2023 as Beijing seeks to bolster listings of chip and artificial intelligence companies in a push for tech self-reliance amid the country's rivalry with the U.S. A roughly 45% slump in the shares of Unitree, China's best-known humanoid robot maker, since a more than fivefold jump on its Shanghai debut has triggered concerns about bubble risk and whether enthusiasm for AI and robotics has outpaced fundamentals.
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Enflame Technology to open subscriptions for $892 million Shanghai IPO on Sept 2
